beansforyou Posted September 22, 2006 Share Posted September 22, 2006 Just watched Yes i'm that sad. Anyhow, my reason for psoting is this. Why would you want to avoid purling? I prefer purling over knitting anyday! I find it so much easier than knitting. Can this get a nomination for geekiest post 2006? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 22, 2006 Share Posted September 22, 2006 Nah, you have to post some rubbish about Linux and C++ porting (or something) to get that award . I like that knitting backwards idea. I don't mind purling, so I wouldn't actively avoid it, but that method looks pretty cool. I definitely knit faster than I purl, though not enough to make me want to use that technique all the time (unless it was really, really easy to do). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medusa Posted September 22, 2006 Share Posted September 22, 2006 When I was doing plain stuff and bored I invented a technique for not turning the knitting round and just moving it instead from the left needle to the right, and then back again, and still producing stocking stitch, and I also know a few crochet edgings that require you to crochet left to right. I assume this is similar to your method. It serves a purpose in keeping the attention of people who are easily bored while knitting I'm sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beansforyou Posted September 22, 2006 Author Share Posted September 22, 2006 I've not been knitting anywhere near long enough to get bored of the simple methods, indeed, there the only ones i've fully mastered! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 22, 2006 Share Posted September 22, 2006 ...It serves a purpose in keeping the attention of people who are easily bored while knitting I'm sure. Bored while knitting? Surely not! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medusa Posted September 22, 2006 Share Posted September 22, 2006 Bored while knitting? Surely not! I found stocking stitch and garter stitch a wee bit tedious- but then I was used to arans, fair isle, lace and intarsia covering the whole of a jumper. The stocking stitch was just the stuff that was between the interesting bits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beansforyou Posted September 22, 2006 Author Share Posted September 22, 2006 I find the stocking stitch is the bit between the mistakes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turra21 Posted September 23, 2006 Share Posted September 23, 2006 I read somewhere in an article that in colour work sometimes it's advantageous to use this method, in order to avoid long stranding across the back of your work. Also in entrelac work where you have long strips this method can be used to alleviate the constant turning of BIG items. These explanations are obviously for those who have progressed beyond the basics. Perhaps that's why I didn't understand them well enough to explain fully here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooty Posted September 23, 2006 Share Posted September 23, 2006 I find the stocking stitch is the bit between the mistakes Lol! me too! I prefer knit stitch to purl, purl slows me down abit. But i wouldn't do this method, i can't even work it out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmelieB Posted September 24, 2006 Share Posted September 24, 2006 It's really useful if you're knitting entrelac, where you only have a few stitches on your needles and need to keep turning it. it's actually a lot simpler than it looks once you get into the swing of it, and it's strangely satisfying to knit 'the wrong way' and it still to look right! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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